ENVS 101
– Spring 2005
Final Exam
Topic Study Guide
BIOMASS
Species
Ecology
Population
Habitat
Niche
Ecosystem
Food Chain
Biogeochemical Cycles
Carbon Cycle
Nitrogen Cycle
Phosphorus Cycle
Biological Communities
Biological Diversity
Species Extinction
Critically Endangered
Endangered
Threatened
Rare
Current Rate Of Species Extinction
CHEMICALS
Organic Chemicals
Synthetic Chemicals
Toxic Substances Control Act
Pesticides
Herbicides
Insecticides
Fungicides
Rodenticides
Hazardous Waste
Ignitability
Corrosivity
Reactivity
Toxicity
Hazardous Waste Disposal
Resource Conservation And Recovery Act
Chloroflourocarbons
Stratospheric Ozone
Ozone Depletion
ENERGY
Growth Of Energy Demand
Coal Production
Oil Discovery And Production
Growth In Electricity Demand
Global Fuel Mix
Energy And Air Pollution
Stationary Sources
Mobile Sources
Air Pollution Impacts
Air Pollution Technologies
Acid Rain
Effects Of Acid Rain
Global Warming
Greenhouse Gases
LAND
Age of
the Earth
Inner
Core, Outer Core, Mantle, Crust
Lithosphere
Asthenosphere
Magma,
Lava
Plate
Tectonics
Divergent
Boundary
Convergent
Boundary
Transform
Fault Boundary
Continents
Minerals
Rocks
Bedrock
Regolith
Soil
Igneous
Rock
Sedimentary
Rock
Metamorphic
Rock
Soil
Composition
Soil
Color
Soil
Texture
Soil
Structure
Soil PH
Factors
Affecting Soil Development
Land
Surface of the Earth
Biomes
Land Use
Soil
Erosion
Activities
That Erode Soil
Effects
of Soil Erosion
Rate of
Soil Erosion
Salinization
Desertification
Wetlands
MATERIALS
Non-Renewable
Materials
Renewable
Materials
Historical
Trends in
Construction
Materials
Industrial
Materials
Metals
Minerals
Non-Renewable
Organics
Agricultural
Non-Food Products
Wood
Products
Paper
Products
Global
Use of Materials
Dematerialization
WASTE
Non-Controlled
Waste
Controlled
Waste
Hazardous
Materials
Municipal
Solid Waste
Commercial
Solid Waste
International
Trends in Solid Waste Production
Landfills
Leachate
Methane
Incineration
Recycling
Composting
Source
Reduction
Waste
Exchange
Repair
Reuse
WATER
%
Earth’s Surface Covered by Water
3 States
of Water
Distribution
of Water on Earth
Hydrologic
Cycle
Oceans
Salinity
Desalinization
Ocean
Currents
Glaciers
Groundwater
Spring
Well
Artesian
Well
Aquifer
Hot
Spring
Geyser
Lakes
Rivers
Watershed
Global
Fresh Water Usage
Water Pollution
Point
Non-Point
Physical Pollutants
Chemical
Pollutants
Biological
Pollutants
Municipal
Wastewater Treatment
Primary
Treatment
Secondary
Treatment
Tertiary
Treatment
Industrial
Wastewater Treatment
Drinking
Water Treatment
Effects
of Water Pollution
COURSE WRAP UP
Connection
to Natural Systems
Effects
of Disconnection
Vision
of a Sustainable Future
Power of
the Individual
Individual
Decision Making
Power of Stories
Knowledge,
Science, and Intuition
Consuming
the World
Changes
in Technology
How to
Stay Connected